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Chocolate Sponge Layer Cake

Preheat oven to 325° F. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa together. Beat eggs with sugar substitute until very thick. Stir in extracts. Fold in flour mixture. Bake in 8-inch greased layer pan for 30 minutes or until

Walnut Whizz Cake

1. Place sugar, flour, coconut, walnuts and lemon rind in a food processor and process for 30 seconds. Add eggs, milk and butter and process for 1 minute longer. 2. Pour mixture into a greased and lined 23 cm (9 in) flan dish. Bake for 45 minutes or until ..

Sponge Cake

Michel Richard's recipe for perfect sponge

Raspberry Tea Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch round cake pan; set aside. 2. Place almonds in food processor. Process using on/off pulsing action until almonds are ground, but not pasty. 3. Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry ..

Almond Cake

Cream the butter, sugar and honey together until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs, adding 1 tbsp of flour with the last amount. Sieve in the remaining flour then and fold into the mixture with the cherries and almonds. Turn into a 600 g greased ..

Kumas

Mix semolina, whole wheat flour and salt. Add sugar and ghee to eggs and beat well. Add semolina mixture and mix well. Add flour and coconut water to make a batter of dropping consistency (like that of an ordinary cake). Keep aside in a warm place for 24 ..

Apricot Layer Cake With Syrup

1. Sift flour and sugar into a medium bowl; make a well in the center. Stir in combined egg, milk and butter until smooth. You may have to blend or process to remove any lumps. 2. Pour 3 tablespoons of mixture into a heated and greased crepe pan and cook 1 ..

Silver Wedding Cake

1. Place the cake on the board. Reserve 200 g (7 oz) of the icing. Dust your work surface with icing sugar and roll out the remainder of the icing to a circle, 38 cm (15 inches) across. Lift the icing over the cake and smooth it around the sides, trimming off ..

First Prize Cake

1. Slice any dome off the top of the cake. Using a ruler as a guide, cut the cake vertically in half. Cut each half into 3 equal vertical slices and lay the slices together on their sides to make one large rectangle. Cut horizontally through the whole ..

50th Birthday

1. Grease and line the number tins and place them on a large baking sheet. Divide the cake mixture between the tins and level the surface. Bake in a preheated oven, 160°C (325°F), Gas Mark 3, for about 50 minutes or until just firm and a skewer, inserted ..

Dark Fruit Cake

Place raisins and apricots in medium bowl. Pour 1/3 cup brandy into 1-cup measure. Microwave at High 15 to 45 seconds, or until heated. Pour over raisins and apricots. Set aside. Grease two 8 x 4- or 9 x 5-in loaf dishes and one 8-cup ring cake dish. Coat ..

Eggless Cake

Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs, then add the fruit and sugar. Sprinkle the bicarbonate of soda into the milk and add the vinegar. This will begin to froth up and start foaming. Add it to the other ingredients while it's still ..

Strawberry Shortcut Cake

Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Pour batter over marshmallows in pan. Spoon strawberry mixture evenly over batter. Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes until golden brown or when a ..

Marble Cake

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F), Gas Mark 6. Butter and flour an 18-cm/7-inch cake tin. Place the pieces of candied orange in a bowl and pour over 2 tablespoons of the Grand Marnier. Set aside and leave to soak. Process the butter, sugar, eggs, flour and ..

Honey Cakes

Bring the honey to the boil with the oil and sugar, stirring, and allow to cool again. Sift the flour with the baking powder and combine with the almonds, all the spices, the eggs, candied lemon peel, and candied orange peel. Add the honey-oil mixture to the ..

A Mid Summer Night's Dream

1. Slice any dome off the top of the cake. Cut the cake in half horizontally and sandwich it with half the buttercream and all the jam. Put it on the plate and spread with the remaining buttercream. 2. Dust your work surface with icing sugar and roll out the ..

Genoise Fine

Grease a shallow pan (17 x 11 inches) and line with wax paper. Clarify the butter. To do this, melt it slowly, skim off the foam that rises, and let the butter stand for at least 5 minutes; then pour very carefully into a cup, discarding the white sediment at ..

Bon Voyage

1. Slice any dome off the top of the cake. Cut a slice 8 cm (3 1/4 inches) wide off the cake and then cut off (and discard) one-third of the slice to leave 2 rectangular pieces. Halve each horizontally and sandwich with buttercream. Place the larger cake on ..

Candle Garland Cake

1. Put the cake on the platter. Cover it with the icing, swirling it over the top and sides with a palette knife. 2. Cut a slice off the top of each Clementine and scoop out as much flesh as possible. Dry the clementine skins on kitchen paper. The flesh ..

Silver Cake

1. Start oven, set at Moderate, 375° F. Rub 3 9-inch layer pans with margarine or shortening. 2. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt. 3. Beat the butter, margarine or shortening until creamy; gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until smooth ..

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